Îlot du Diable is a gun battery built to support

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in the defensive system around the

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in France. It is sited on the peninsula of

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and is accessible by a small bridge. The battery was razed in the 19th century, and in 1890 on its site was built a bunker with an electricity generator. A casemate was then added by the

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in 1942. A small observation is still to be found at the summit of the site, near a former

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Position de l'îlot du Diable
(general inventory)
Îlot du Diable
(several photos) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilot Du Diable Fortifications of Brest, France Atlantic Wall